HOMER Energy Support

Modeling demand side management

Last Updated: Jul 27, 2016 02:42PM MDT

It would be great if Demand Side Management Concepts can also be incorporated in HOMER so that end-user demands can me manage to balance the demand and supply.

HOMER actually can model demand-side management and peak shaving. The Efficiency Inputs button on the Primary Load Inputs window lets you specify the cost of efficiency measures that would reduce the electrical load by some fraction. HOMER can then decide whether those measures make economic sense.